Updates | COVID-19 in South Dakota
Precautions to Avoid Illness | If You Develop Symptoms
Community Guidance and Resources
For Medical Providers | SD Healthcare Provider Guidance
CDC Healthcare Provider Guidance | CDC Website
The South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH) continues to respond to the emergence of the novel coronavirus. We are working with the CDC and our healthcare partners across the state to protect South Dakotans from COVID-19.
Updates
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COVID-19 in South Dakota
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Precautions to avoid illness
What can you do?
Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations:
South Dakota Travelers Returning Home: What You Should Know?
South Dakota’s healthcare system is prepared to identify and treat cases of COVID-19.
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU DEVELOP SYMPTOMS
If you develop symptoms:
Self-Quarantine, Self-Isolation, and Self-Monitoring:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Guidance:
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Visit the CDC website for more information.
Find Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Dakota – community-based primary care services in underserved areas providing care on a sliding fee scale based on ability to pay.
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Community Guidance & Resources
Guidance from the CDC is available for:
Guidance available in multiple languages:
Behavioral Health
Communities
Retirement and Independent Living Facilities
Schools
All Businesses and Employers
Food Safety
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information for Medical Providers
- Medical providers who are concerned a patient may be infected with COVID-19 should:
- Mask the patient
- Isolate the Patient in a private room or separate area, and
- Contact with SD-DOH (800-592-1861) immediately for consultation and guidance
- Clinicians are strongly encouraged to test for other infectious causes of respiratory illness, such as influenza and RSV. Note: Asymptomatic patients are not eligible for testing at the SD Public Health Laboratory.
High-priority specimens for testing include:
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| Fever OR Cough OR Shortness of Breath | -Individuals who are hospitalized
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| Fever OR Cough OR Sore Throat OR Shortness of Breath | -Healthcare workers and first responders | |
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SD Guidance for Healthcare Providers
- Symptom Checker Algorithm
- SD-DOH would like to remind medical providers, hospitals, and laboratories that cases of COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, are considered immediately reportable in South Dakota (under Coronavirus Respiratory syndromes).
Emergency Management Assistance Compact
On March 23, 2020, Governor Noem issued Executive Order 2020-07 which recognizes the licenses of medical professionals licensed in another state in accordance with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The following professions licensed in other states have the authority to practice in SD based on an active license in another state. They do not need to gain another license in SD. It is recommended that if you are utilizing the services of one of the professionals licensed in other states that you verify the licensure status of that individual. Please contact the board office with any questions that you have during this Coronavirus Pandemic.
Important LISTSERVs for Healthcare Providers
The Department of Health maintains a variety of LISTSERVs that provide useful information on COVID-19, including current guidance and scheduled calls.
ATTENTION RETIRED OR INACTIVE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS:
Governor Noem is reaching out to our state’s licensed medical professionals (physicians, nurses, EMTs, etc.) who are willing to volunteer their services during this COVID-19 pandemic through the Department of Health’s Statewide Emergency Registry of Volunteers in South Dakota (SERV SD). SERV SD coordinates the pre-registration of medical and health care professionals who may be willing to volunteer in the event of an emergency.
Whether you work in a health field or not, active or retired, if you have an interest in assisting your community or state during the COVID-19 pandemic, we invite you to join SERV SD. SERV SD will create a database of medical and health care volunteers who can be mobilized immediately in response to an emergency. Participation in a deployment opportunity is optional. You may decide at the time a call is made to volunteer if you are willing and able to respond.
Registering with SERV SD is easy. Go to https://volunteers.sd.gov/.
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CDC Guidance for Healthcare Providers
CDC issued guidance to healthcare facilities in the event that illness is identified.
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